Rental Price

110 Euro per object per day

Price includes following expenses

Electricity

Internet flat-rate

Water

Description of object

MALI RAJ POD KOSTANJI: 'Little Paradise under the Chestnut Trees': Former Karst farmhouse on sunny terrace with two generous holiday apartments, altogether for up to 9 persons, rambling Sub-Mediterranean garden estate with old stock of trees, panoramic view on the medieval village of Stanjel and the Karst, art gallery, individual art courses for guests, meeting room for art courses/group activities with projector and laptop with internet access, heated and roofed saltwater pool (April through October), small Oriental wellness oasis with whirlpool and Turkish shower (December through February), Rent-a-bikes, WLAN/LAN.
The two holiday apartments can be rented together or separately. For lovers of nature, art and gardens, who seek relaxation and creativity. Great for extended families, friends sharing, art courses/group activities. All year round perfect for hiking, bicycling, experiencing art and nature, tasting of local wines and specialties (Karst dried ham). Only 20 km from the Adriatic coast (Trieste). Pets on request.

Additionnal offer:
- Our heated and roofed family swimming pool can be shared by guests from the
beginning of April to the end of October daily till 7 p.m. (use at their own risk!) - no chlorine odour as it is run by saltwater, poolsize 8 m x 3.5 m, depth 1.6 m + roman stairs, pool roof made of polycarbonate.
- Individual art courses for guests
- Renting of our small Oriental wellness oasis with whirlpool and Turkish shower (December through February).
- Rent-a-bike (6 trekking bikes with cycle helmets).
- Art courses (half-day and one-day) for our guests.
- The meeting room (33 m2) for art courses/group activities is equipped with two big extendable tables with 12 chairs and a big sliding panoramic door. Beside a projector, scanner, printer and laptop with internet access the guests can use upon request also
a printing machine for printing of graphics and painting easels.
- All information about the equipment of the apartment, instructions for various devices and important phone numbers is stored in a file. There are also information and tips about local attractions, restaurants, shopping facilities etc.

Special features:
- the apartment is situated at our ornamental plants garden (5,000 m2) (100 varieties of roses, various oleanders) with an extensive stock of trees (chestnut trees, walnut trees, bay leaf trees, palm trees, fig trees, cypresses, olive trees). The mostly fenced ornamental garden is adjacent to another non-scale natural forest and natural grassland plot (17,000 m2),
- our estate lies just next to the former Estate of Max Fabiani,
- painting and photographing in the garden
- just next is our Art gallery (shop)
- pets only on prior request
- we (family with 4 persons) live next door in the old farmhouse, i.e. we can help you with tips if needed.

Location of object

The estate Mali raj pod kostanji situated on a sunny terrace in upper Kobdilj just next to the former Fabiani Estate. We are reachable by car from the main square of lower Kobdilj or by foot from Stanjel on the Fabiani path, which is clearly signposted (a 15-20 minute pleasant walk). The nearest Adriatic beach is at Sistiana mare (I) - 25 minutes away. It takes 1/2 h to the famous caves of Skocjan and Postojna, 1 h to Ljubljana or Piran, less than 2 hours to Venice or the Soca Valley (Julian Alps).

Town: Slovenia, Karst, Adria, Stanjel

The medieval town of Stanjel is one of the main tourist attractions of Slovenia. The most dominant features of the village are the Castle, the Church of Saint Daniel and the Ferrari Garden with its pond and little island (created by Max Fabiani), which make Stanjel so remarkable. While walking through the narrow streets, the houses built in stone are telling you the story of stonemasons, who portrayed their experience of the Karst (Kras) through stone.

Features of the Karst:
The Karst is a sparsely populated plateau (300 - 400 m above sea level) at the northeast edge of the Gulf of Trieste at the border between Slovenia and Italy. Pristine nature and a characetristic stone architecture with narrow old towns and paths lined with stone walls are the main features of the Karst. Famous are its wines,
specially its dark red wine Teran (Terrano) and its old varieties of white wine like Malvazija (Malvasia) and Vitovska. A special feature is also the Karst ham dried in open air the so-called Kraski prsut (Prosciutto) as also other types of dried meat.
The Karst is the sunniest area in Slovenia during November through March with even more sunshine hours than in Portoroz (Adriatic coast). The annual sunshine duration is 2,250h (i.e. 50% longer than in Frankfurt/Germany), November through March 630h and December 94h (i.e. 100%(!) longer than in Frankfurt/Germany).